James Shields (born 1762)

James Shields (12 April 1762-13 August 1831) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-OH 2) from 4 March 1829 to 3 March 1831, succeeding John Woods and preceding Thomas Corwin.

Biography
James Shields was born in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland in 1762, and he emigrated to the United States in 1791 and settled in Frederick County, Virginia. He moved to Butler County, Ohio in 1801, and he became a US citizen in 1804. From 1806 to 1827, he served in the State House, and he went on to serve in the US House of Representatives from 1829 to 1831 as a Jacksonian. He died in a stagecoach accident in 1831.